Shooting game



Sept. 18, 1928. `1,684,577

G. B. DEACON SHOOTING GAME Filed July 22, 1927 INVENToR feoyzcarz BY v Patented Sept. 18, 1,928.

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This invention relates to games and pertains to a device whereby the' operators may test their skill in projecting a missile inthe.` shape of a ball 'toward al target by the use ot afcatapultor pop gun. 1

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the character above mentioned which may be continuously operatedV tohurl thei missile' or missiles, in rapid.' succession, towardA thestarget or a plurality ofy targets without` the necessity of stoppingto relogulv the catapult or gum'thercby'effectively testing the quiclrne-ssof actionoi:` the operator.

The above and other objects of the invention will be more 'fully'disclos'ed in the 'following speciiication' and exempliliedin the accompanying drawings in which l Figure 1 is a plan view of the device embodying the invention, the woven wireA top or cage being; removed to more clearly `disclose the essential mechanism. Y

Figure 2"is a section throughthe samev takenfapproximately'on the line 2-2 oflljigure 1, 'the woven wire top being shown in place and `parts of,v the mechanisrn being broken awayand shown in section.'

Figure 3 .is a section through taken on theiine 32-43 of Figurei. l

In carrying out'the invention asuitable frame or boi; 5 is'provided which comprises the bottom-6, t-he'side walls 7 and SandA the the same front andl rear end walls 9 and 10. hloiinted in the'ibo'x 5 and 'disposed a shortdistance below the topedges oi" the sides and end-s is a platform 11, they upper 'surface/ot which is shaped so as toincli'ne downwardly from the 'sides and ends to a, low point designated at A. u

Disposed in a pocket 12 adjacent the 'wall 10 are a plurality'ot targets 13, 14 and 15 which are identical of construction and operate in the. same manner. Each oi the targets comprise a vertically disposed spring pressed strip of metal 16l adapted to slide in the guideways 17 which has affixed to its face a suitable symbol or number indicated at 18. The strip 16 is provided with a latch member 19 which normally pro- `jects into an aperture 2O formed in wall 10 and is held therein bymeans or a fiat spring 21. The lower end of strip 16 is engaged by a spring 22 which tends to force the same upwardly.

. A pin 23 provided on its inwardly project- El? ing end with a target button 24 is slidably jourasfied an. aperture in the wall 10 and.

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its opposite end abutsa By the obvious thatwhenv the button 24 is struckv by a missile thei strip. 16 will. bfe pushed yrear-V wardlythus releasing the latchf-19 andipermit-ting the springV 22 to push itlupwardly wall v'10.

The target may be re-set by merelypushing ASecuredin the front wal-l 9 i-s. a catapultor to Apresent thesymbol 18 to view above theV gainst the` 1521s," i f.

any desired form" of; missile.'projectingy device 25,- thev barrel 26 of which .pointsl towardthe target 14, and arrangedfatright ane gies with the mouth oi" the. barrel-26. is a track in the form of a trough 27 whichY incliiies downwardly from the Vwall:V 8 .toward'the barrel mouth'.

' A second track. inthe form of a tube28'is i disposed .at right angles with the trough 27 y'andadaptfxd tot project. into ajpocket'29 in lthe box 5 and is 'closedfatitsirearfend-byfa wall 30. The 'torwardfend of tube 28 isl open, and is pivote'd'as at"31 adjacentthe tolrbe rocked@ on said. pivot whereby. its"`r.ear end may be raised or lowered at thevstillofthe operator.k

the rear endv-offrwhich rests aga-insta stop pin 33 securedin said'barrel, and disposed in front 'o l thespringisa washer34. "Afrod 35 passes through a1 aperture in said washer and throughV the spring its rear' end. being prov Pivoted at 39 intermediate its ends, tothe rear end of the catapult is a lever`40, the upper end of which has pivoted to it one end of a rod 41, the other end of said rod being ,provided'with a hook 42 which engages with the hook 36 of rod 35.

A trigger 43 is pivoted at 44 to the catapult Y25. and is provided with a latch 45 adapted to enUaO'e with the hook 36 as clearly shown in C t, u Figure 2 of the drawings.

The tube 28 has abracket dgprotided The catapult' or missile.projectingdevice Vhas mounted in its barrel 26, a coil spring 32,

with a cam slot, 47, projecting 'from its lowerV surface and secured in the box V are the plates 48 provided with the cam slots 49 which reg-` ister with slot 47, for the reception of the transverse end 50 of a rod 51 which extends longitudinally rearwardly and is pivoted to the lower end of lever 40 of the catapult.

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`in order that the missiles will be The partition wall 52 is provided withV an aperture 53 whichl is located opposite the 10 aperture-54 (sce Figure 3) formed in the track tube 28 and inorder that the aperture 58l may beclosed-at intervals,a plate 56is" provided and is adaptedA to project'into the and an arm 58 projects downwardly from tube 28 and is adapted to engage with the spring end to hold the plate 56 away from in-4 front of the aperture 53.

The table 11 is covered by a 4wire cage 61 from flying out of bounds. i

" In shooting at the target, it is contemplated to use two balls or missiles 59 and 60, al-

\ though one ball may be employed ifdesired. When all ofthe working parts are in the posi-V tions shown inthedrawings, theball 60 is in action. The operator manipulates the le- ,ver 40 to pull the rod 51 in the direction indi-1. catedby the arrow which through the engagementof the end 50 withl the cam `slots* -causes the tube '28 to become tilted in a posispring l5 i indicated at C infront of the barrel26.` At

Vthisinstant the operator pulls the trigger43 which releases the rod The spring4 32 then lcauses the rod to move forward andthe button 37 thereon to hit the ball;A thus projectj ing it toward the targets. Upon a reverse ac-V The plate 56 is secured to the free' end of" a leaf spring57 which is secured to the box 5,

prevented tion of the lever the catapultis again cocked and at thecs'ame timethe ball at B is permitted to enterthe tube 28 when the action maybe repeated. Y

Having thusdescribed my invention what I claim is: Y i

1. A game structure comprising a platform havin a low point adapted to `deliver balls there rom; a tiltable track arranged adjacent said platform; a catapult; means for releasing the projecting mechanismfof said catapult and means for tilting Said track to propel balls delivered` thereto from* said platform to a point for impulsion by said cata-4 pult.

larly with Vrespect to said tiltable track and adapted to form a continuation thereof; a tar-V get mountedadjacentsaid platform; a catapult arranged adjacent the low end of saidin-` c `clined track; means for operating said Atiltable track and means for operating said cata pult@ i 3. A game structure lcomprisinga platform inclined from itsedges to form a low pointga plate adapted to close said low point;

2. VAgame. structure comprising a plat- -form inclined` from .its edgesto forma low point; a tiltable track arranged adjacent said low point; an inclinedjtrack disposed angu a tiltable track arranged adjacent A'said low with respect to said tiltable tracks and adaptj ed to form a continuation thereof; a target *A mounted adjacent said platform; a catapult point; an inclined trackidisposed angularly arranged adjacent the low end of said in- A clined track; means for operating said plate; 'meansfcr operating sai means for operating said catapult. Y

means for alternately operating saidtrack' and setting` said projecting mechanism.A

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

` j GEORGE B. DEACON.

4. Agame structurecomprisingaplatform; a tiltable track.arranged adjacent saidjpflat- Y'orm;acatapult;means for releasing thel f-projecting mechanism of said catapult and tiltableA track andv 

